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Franklin/Grand Isle Counties Calendar of Events!

Click for: Mom's Night Out! May 1 & June 5 (First Thursday of every month)
Click for: FACT: Fathers & Children Together May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25 on Wednesday nights!
Click for: Shadows of the Moon (ASD) May 27 and June 24 (Last Tuesday of every month)
Click for: NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill May 7 & 21 and June 4 & 18 (1st & 3rd Wednesdays)
Click for: Supporting Parents Team May 15 and June 19 (3rd Thursday of every month)
Click for: Kinship Care Support Group May 19 and June 16 (3rd Wednesdays)
Click for: Supporting Parent Reunion Dinner May 15 6-8pm register with Betty 524-6574 x212.

Click for local VPIC workshops: Learning at Home May 8 or call VPIC 1-800-639-7170, or contact Betty Morse at 524-6574 x 212. Also info below in the newsletter.

(Some support groups are ongoing even if dates above are passed)
For May/June 2008 The Special Times Newsletter: click at right to download Word file click for word doc or pdf file
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Dad’s Forum: FACT
Every Wednesday Night
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Family Center
27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans
   Fathers and Children Together (FACT) is a FREE evening program for dads and their kids.  It is an opportunity for dads to meet and talk with older mentor dads, discuss their concerns, and have their questions answered by men who have “been around the block” a few times. Every week there will be FREE food for you and your child, usable information, and it’s a chance to get out of the house for a little while. There will be FREE childcare on site. During the summer months, we will schedule field trips and other extra special activities to take advantage of the warm weather.
Call 524-6574 or 796-3167 for more details.
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Mom’s Night Out!
 First Thursday of Every Month
 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  |  The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans
Take some time once a month for you.  You deserve a break.
 2008
May 1 Potluck with TG
June 5 Movie Night with NW
July 3 It’s Picnic Time! (Potluck)
Saturday, August 9th Overnight Camping at the Lake (LP)
September 4 Stress Relief with LP & BM
October 2 Relaxing with LW
November 6 Thankful with NW
December 4 Wrap Night with LP
Contact Betty Morse, Family Resource Coordinator, at 524-6574-ext. 212 for more information
Sponsored by The Family, Infant & Toddler Program of Franklin/Grand Isle Counties, Parent to Parent of Vermont and The Joshua Project
Come on!   Get out!

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Shadows of The Moon
A support group for families and individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Please come and join us to talk, learn and even teach each other.
Where:  The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

(Last Tuesday of every month)

Free and open to all
For more information, please call: Cheryl at (802) 868-3658 or Laura at (802) 849-2817
 We all can’t be stars, but we can all twinkle a little…
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NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Franklin/Grand Isle Chapter
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month
6-8pm at the Church of the Rock, Route 104, St. Albans
Our support group is for family members and close friends of mental health consumers. If you have a loved one with a serious mental illness and you need some support, give us a call. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nancy.
Contact: Nancy Riley at 933-5169
(The NAMI Vermont Office is 1-800-639-6480.)

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Supporting Parents Team
(3rd Thursday of every month)
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans, Vermont

We are a group of parents of children with special needs that would like to support other parents of children with special needs with the knowledge and skills we have gained through our experiences.

Our mission is to nurture and support families whose children have a chronic illness or disability, and/or have been born prematurely; to encourage the implementation of family-centered policies and practices at all levels.

  • Grow a network of supporting and supported parents
  • Community Events & Workshops
  • Promote Family Leadership in our Community
  • F/GI Region Child Development Clinic Family Advisory Group

A light supper will be provided.

For more information, contact Betty Morse, Family Resource Coordinator at 524-6574-ext. 212.

We need you!
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Kinship Care Support Group
(3rd Wednesdays)
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Workforce Investment Board Training Center, Precision Tool Building, Swanton

This group has been formed to provide support for the many families in our area who are raising grandchildren, siblings, and other relatives. Join our conversations on coping, caring for children, resources and services.

Free childcare is available.

To find out more information, or directions to the site, contact Kathleen Hazen (facilitator) at 796-3013 or Starr at 285-2102.